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| IUPAC name
 5ξ-Pregnane[1]  | |
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 (1S,3aS,3bS,5aΞ,9aS,9bS,11aR)-1-Ethyl-9a,11a-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene  | |
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| Properties | |
| C21H36 | |
| Molar mass | 288.511 g/mol | 
| Density | 0.926 g/ml | 
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). 
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Pregnane, also known as 17β-ethylandrostane or as 10β,13β-dimethyl-17β-ethylgonane, is a C21 steroid and, indirectly, a parent of progesterone. It is a parent hydrocarbon for two series of steroids stemming from 5α-pregnane (originally allopregnane) and 5β-pregnane (17β-ethyletiocholane). It has a gonane core.
5β-Pregnane is the parent of pregnanediones, pregnanolones, and pregnanediols, and is found largely in urine as a metabolic product of 5β-pregnane compounds.
Pregnanes

Pregnanes are steroid derivatives with carbons present at positions 1 through 21.
Most biologically significant pregnane derivatives fall into one of two groups: pregnenes and pregnadienes. Another class is pregnatrienes.
Pregnenes
Pregnenes have a double bond. Examples include:
Pregnadienes
Pregnadienes have two double bonds. Examples include:
See also
References
- ↑ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (2014). Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry: IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013. The Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 1530. doi:10.1039/9781849733069. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
 
External links
 Media related to Pregnane at Wikimedia Commons- Pregnanes at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
 - PubChem
 - Diagram at qmul.ac.uk
 - Definition of Pregnane
 - Progesterone Chemistry
 - Progesterone record in European Bioinformatics database
 



